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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | crank, cranky, tender, tippy | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail |
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| NOUN | 1 | crank, grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch | A bad-tempered person |
| 2 | crank, crackpot, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball | A whimsically eccentric person | |
| 3 | crank, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash | An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride | |
| 4 | crank, starter | A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle | |
| VERB | 1 | crank, zigzag | Travel along a zigzag path |
| 2 | crank, crank up | Start by cranking | |
| 3 | crank, crank up | Rotate with a crank | |
| 4 | crank | Fasten with a crank | |
| 5 | crank | Bend into the shape of a crank |
| Sounds | krae'ngk |
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| Rhymes | antitank, bank, blanc, and 25 more rhymes in aengk... |
| Meaning | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. |
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| Synonyms | cranky, tender, tippy |
| Similar to | unstable |
| Category | boat |
| Meaning | A bad-tempered person. |
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| Synonyms | grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch |
| Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person |
| Narrower | crab, crabby person; fire-eater, hothead; misanthrope, misanthropist |
| Adjectives | cranky; cranky |
| Meaning | A whimsically eccentric person. |
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| Synonyms | crackpot, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball |
| Broader | eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek |
| Meaning | An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride. Used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant. |
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| Synonyms | methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash |
| Broader | amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed; controlled substance |
| Meaning | A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle. |
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| Synonyms | starter |
| Broader | hand tool |
| Narrower | crank handle, starting handle |
| Verbs | crank; crank |
| Meaning | Travel along a zigzag path. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | zigzag |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
| Entails | turn |
| Entailed by | slalom |
| Meaning | Start by cranking. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | These cars won't crank |
| Examples | "crank up the engine" |
| Synonyms | crank up |
| Broader | start, start up |
| Meaning | Rotate with a crank. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | crank up |
| Broader | rotate, circumvolve |
| Nouns | crank |
| Meaning | Fasten with a crank. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure |
| Meaning | Bend into the shape of a crank. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | flex, bend, deform, twist, turn |
| Nouns | crank |
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